Chapter 80: A Deadly Battle, a Killer Move - Golden Scale Transformation

Chapter 80: A Deadly Battle, a Killer Move - Golden Scale Transformation



A single Cockroach monster in the school, facing a group of students with almost no combat ability, was like a tiger among a flock of sheep, only worse.

He didn't have time to think and patted the equally stunned Li Ke next to him. "Don't just stand there, call the police and tell them there's a cockroach monster at Qing Middle School."

Hearing this, Li Ke snapped out of his daze and hurriedly took out his phone, only to see Xue Jing take off his track jacket and walk towards the teaching building.

"Brother Jing, what are you...?" He was about to stop him when he suddenly remembered that Xue Jing had made the news a few days ago for single-handedly killing a monster!

Li Ke bit his lip, still worried, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he ran in the opposite direction of the teaching building, dialing 110 as he ran.

"Hello! There's a giant cockroach at Qing Middle School..."

The teachers were equally panicked, but as adults with a sense of responsibility, they handled the crisis better than the students.

"Students, don't push and shove, and watch your step!"

Many of them also noticed Xue Jing walking towards the teaching building.

"What's he doing? Why isn't he running?"

"Haven't you seen the news? He's a martial arts prodigy; he's killed a monster before!"

"Don't just stand there, run!"

...

The cockroach monster, gnawing on a piece of meat, watched as its prey scattered in all directions. It didn't seem to mind.

Their escape speed was so slow in its eyes that it could catch up in an instant if it wanted to, so it didn't bother to stop them.

Who should it eat next?

Its emotionless compound eyes fell on a prey that looked thin but probably tasted tender.

Lin Shiyu froze, unable to move.

Like a newborn herbivore encountering the apex predator at the top of the food chain, she couldn't think straight, let alone run. Her body's genetic instincts had already surrendered automatically.

At that moment, a figure appeared beside her.

"Yes, at Qing Middle School... I'll try to deal with it... Keep it alive? Don't push me, I don't even know if I can beat it."

"......This one is completely different from the last one."

Xue Jing held his phone, speaking while keeping an eye on the cockroach monster in front of him, his eyes narrowing.

Compared to the one he had encountered at the Rui Zhu Hotel, this one had undergone noticeable changes.

Its body was larger, its exoskeleton a deeper black and seemingly harder. The spines on its six insect legs were longer, and even the two antennae on its head exuded a sharp, threatening aura.

"Compared to the last one... its genes have been optimized."

Xue Jing turned to the girl next to him and realized it was the junior student who had given him a towel and caused quite a stir.

"Can you still move?" Xue Jing asked after a moment's thought.

Lin Shiyu stared at him blankly, snapping out of her daze at the sound of his voice. Tears streamed down her face as she stammered, "I... my legs feel weak."

Xue Jing frowned.

"Gyaaa—"

The cockroach monster tossed aside the human bone it had been gnawing on and fixed its compound eyes on this new prey.

Assessment: Excellent meat quality.

"......"

Feeling the cockroach monster's gaze fixated on him, Xue Jing sighed and said to the junior student, "Then good luck to you."

Junior Student: "......"

Shouldn't he be saving the damsel in distress at a time like this?

"First things first..." Xue Jing's eyes narrowed.

"When engaging a monster, the first strike is crucial to suppress its health!"

Twin Power, Twin Speed!

In an instant, Xue Jing disappeared from his original spot.

The next moment, he appeared in front of the cockroach monster.

The true dragon within him stirred, unleashing a torrent of power that surged through his body, tensing his muscles to steel-like hardness.

Spiral grooves, starting from his shoulders, twisted and extended towards his fist, causing his entire arm to appear slender, yet exuding an extreme sense of power.

In the brief moment when the cockroach monster was caught off guard, Xue Jing threw a punch!

Killer Move - Whirlwind Thunder!

Like a true dragon soaring in the clouds, he spun his body, whipping up a storm of thunder and lightning, compressing the extreme power into a spiral that unleashed from his fist, striking the cockroach monster's chest.

"Boom!!!'

A thunderous roar erupted, and the cockroach monster's body spun like a fan, flying backward at high speed. It crashed into the door of the teaching building, still not stopping, and continued to smash through several walls, creating a continuous explosion of crashes.

All the shattered walls had spiral-shaped openings, as if they had been drilled by a massive electric drill.

The students and teachers, who had been running away, turned at the sound and froze in astonishment.

"What the... What the hell?!"

"Xue Jing?! Is that the guy from the news the other day?"

"It's Senior Xue! He's taking action!"

"Xue Jing is so badass!"

Many of them stopped in their tracks, their eyes fixed on the figure who was still in his punching stance, excitement written all over their faces.

As one of the closest bystanders to Xue Jing's punch, Lin Shiyu's hair was blown back by the blast of air, and she covered her mouth with her hands, staring at the young man before her in disbelief.

Which one of them is the real monster?!

Xue Jing paid no heed to the thoughts of those around him. He retracted his fist and pressed down on his arm, dispersing the dark purple bruises that had formed from exerting his power. With a swift leap, he jumped through the hole the cockroach monster had smashed into the teaching building.

As soon as he entered, Xue Jing didn't spot the cockroach monster, but he did see a man lying beside the corridor, with only his upper body remaining.

The man wore a janitor's uniform, and a pool of blood had formed beneath him. He was gasping for breath as if his last breath was about to escape, and when he saw Xue Jing, he reached out a trembling hand and said, "Save... Save me..."

"Duan Kaiping?" Xue Jing frowned.

He recognized who this man was, or rather, what was left of him.

"What's he doing here?"

Before he could ponder further, a black shadow charged at him like a bolt of lightning, tearing through the air and leaving a faint white trail in its wake.

It was clear that the force behind this attack was tremendous, and Xue Jing dared not take it head-on. He immediately activated his Twin Speed, sidestepping just in time.

"Smack!"

Xue Jing managed to dodge, but Duan Kaiping, who was directly in the path of the charging shadow, was not so lucky.

In the instant the shadow hit him, his body exploded into a cloud of bloody mist, spraying bits of flesh, organs, and blood across the walls and floor in a gruesome display.

Xue Jing's scalp tingled as he witnessed Duan Kaiping's gruesome fate. He felt a shiver run down his spine.

If he had been the one hit, he probably wouldn't have fared much better.

This cockroach monster was on a completely different level from the one at the Rui Zhu Hotel!

"It can only be outsmarted, not overpowered!"

Xue Jing's eyes narrowed as he gazed at the cockroach monster clinging to the ceiling with its six insect-like legs.

Its exterior was almost unscathed, except for a spiral-shaped fist mark on its chest, which made Xue Jing's eyelids twitch.

The previous whirlwind thunder punch had been unleashed with all his might, compressing his power to the limit, and he had even used his Twin Power.

Aside from his secret Shadowflame ability, he had utilized all his skills.

And yet, he had failed to shatter its exoskeleton, only leaving a fist mark?

"I need to buy time and wait for Bai Ya," Xue Jing decided on his strategy for the upcoming battle.

"Chirp!"

The cockroach monster's mandibles clicked, and it once again transformed into a black, speeding bullet, rushing towards Xue Jing.

"Crash!"

Everything in its path, be it walls or support pillars, was effortlessly pierced through.

Xue Jing performed a light backflip to dodge, but he felt something tear.

His shirt was ripped, revealing his perfectly sculpted upper body, but there was now a bloody gash across his chest.

He glanced at the cockroach monster, which had crashed into a classroom. Its body was covered in dust from the shattered walls, and its twin antennae were draped with tattered clothing, stained with specks of blood.

"It must have grazed me with its antennae when I dodged past it..." Xue Jing narrowed his eyes.

He kept a cautious eye on the cockroach monster while scanning his surroundings with his peripheral vision.

Just as his eyes flickered, as if he had spotted something, the black bullet charged at him once more.

Xue Jing gritted his teeth and activated his Twin Speed, his body seemingly fast-forwarding as he dashed towards the nearby corridor.

As he landed, he reached out and grabbed a red fire extinguisher.

With a quick turn, he threw the extinguisher with pinpoint accuracy, aiming directly for the monster's head.

The cockroach monster, unsure of what this strange object was, slashed at it with one of its insect legs.

"Bang!"

The extinguisher exploded, coating the cockroach monster's face with a cloud of red powder, turning its compound eyes completely white.

"Chirp!"

The cockroach monster was in obvious discomfort, frantically rubbing its face with its front legs in an attempt to clean its eyes.

Without hesitation, Xue Jing reached into the nearby bathroom and yanked out a stainless-steel pipe from the sink. He charged at the cockroach monster and brought the pipe down with full force.

The whistling pipe tore through the air and struck the monster's head, driving it into the ground.

The impact of Xue Jing's punch caused the pipe to break free from its joint. He threw away the broken pipe and, with his left hand, delivered a spiraling punch to the cockroach monster's head.

Boom!

A whirlwind of thunder, like a hammer driving a nail, sent the cockroach monster's head straight into the floor, shattering the ground into a spiral crack.

"Gwaaa—"

The cockroach monster emitted a dull cry from its head, buried in the floor. Its four thin wings suddenly spread open, flapping vigorously and creating a powerful gust of wind that sent dust flying everywhere.

Xue Jing closed his eyes as the dust limited his vision, making it difficult to pursue the monster. He leaped back, putting some distance between himself and the cockroach.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw only a large hole in the floor where the cockroach monster had disappeared.

"Swish!"

A sharp sound of tearing air came from behind him, but when Xue Jing turned, he saw nothing.

Then, from beside him, came another "Swish!"

The sound of tearing air became incessant, and Xue Jing looked up—

A pitch-black shadow, too fast to make out, was bouncing around the entire building, like a super-bouncy ball, weaving a net of black lines that trapped him within.

Xue Jing's heart skipped a beat.

With this, he couldn't predict from which angle the cockroach monster would attack!

This damn thing has quite the battle IQ!

Though surprised, Xue Jing wasn't afraid.

He hadn't triggered the twin-born passive effect yet, and death held no serious consequences for him.

However, if he could avoid dying, he certainly preferred to stay alive.

Xue Jing calmed himself and closed his eyes.

Since he couldn't predict the angle of attack, he chose not to look at all.

Observation Technique—

Xue Jing's mind conjured an image of the entire school building, extracting information from the surrounding sounds and imagining the cockroach monster's trajectory.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish..."

His mind followed the black lightning, locking onto it with his imagination.

Then, at one moment, Xue Jing suddenly opened his eyes.

In his mind, the black lightning, after one bounce, rushed towards his back.

In reality, the cockroach monster, almost in sync with the image in his head, lunged at Xue Jing.

...

"Tap, tap, tap, tap—"

Inside a military helicopter, the cabin doors on both sides opened, revealing four men and women.

Xu Yan wore a black tight-fitting tactical suit and sat by the door, pointing downwards.

"That school is Qing Middle School."

"Xue Jing should be fighting the insect produced by the Heavenly Lodging Insect Mother right now."

The helicopter hovered over Qing Middle School.

"Captain, is this Xue Jing that amazing? Are the conditions you offered to keep him around that good?"

Inside the cabin, a short-haired girl in a similar tactical outfit asked curiously.

"You'll see how amazing he is soon enough," Shan Zhen shrugged.

"Heh, Shan Zhen, don't go praising him just because he beat you up," the long-haired man next to him said with a laugh.

Shan Zhen rolled his eyes. "Believe it or not, it's up to you. If you don't like it, go challenge him to a fight, but don't blame me if you get beaten."

"Alright, that's enough," Xu Yan said calmly.

Unbeknownst to them, the helicopter had already reached the skies above Qing Middle School.

"We're here. Let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yan jumped out of the helicopter from a height of several dozen meters.

The rest followed suit.

...

Just as the cockroach monster was about to collide with Xue Jing, time seemed to slow down for him.

It felt like the moment he had realized the Sealed Cloud Tail technique at the Rui Zhu Hotel all over again.

Countless fragments flashed through his mind, and the twin-winged true dragon reappeared above the sea of clouds.

It stretched its body, its golden scales shimmering with brilliant light. Each scale trembled, creating a pleasing sound like pearls falling onto a jade plate.

The true dragon seemed to be in high spirits, its long body spinning in the sea of clouds.

Countless golden scales opened up, their sharp edges cutting through the airflow and forming a towering dragon tornado.

Xue Jing's skin suddenly manifested dragon-scale-like imprints.

Vigorous power surged within him, spiraling through his membranes, and his body began to spin like a top at incredible speed, stirring up the dust around him and forming a sandstorm tornado.

Hidden Dragon Style Killing Move—Golden Scale Transformation!

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(End of Chapter)

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